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THOMAS O. MARTIN AND JAMES OFFINEER, OF PERRYSVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THOMAS MARTIN, JOHN TAYLOR', AND DANIEL GEISELMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 102,843, dated May 10, 1870.

` IMPRo-vnn TRACE-BUCKLE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the saine.

To all whom ,it may concern Be it known that we, THOMAS C. MARTiN and J AMES OFFINEER, of Perrysville, Ashland county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-tug Buckles; and we do hereby decla-re that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of our invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part 'ot' this speciication, and to the letters oi' reference marked thereon, of which drawings- Figure lis a plan showing the application of our improved buckle.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of the same.

Figure 4 are plan, side view, and longitudinal section of buckle tongue.

Figure 5 are plan, side view, and longitudinal section of buckle-frame.

Onr invention consists-- First, in the construction ot' a wedge-tongue for a harness-tug buckle, with a bar underlying the tug in front of the body of the buckle, and having a` tongue secured on it, which tongue fits in a hole in thehamctug, and thus prevents the tug and wedge-tongue from sliding forward and unbuckling the tug, which difficulty forms a serious objection to the old forms of wedge-buckles, as they are liable to come unbuckled vby the slacking ot' the tug due to the cessation of the draft on the tug, as in going down hill, or in backing the load.

Our invention consists, secondly, iu the construction of a harness-tug bucklefraine, with strap-holes at its sides, and with a tongue onit's lower inside,

face, whereby we obtain a very cheap and simple means of securing the tugs to the saddle-strap, and ell'ect a considerable' saving of' buckles and work, in making thc harness.

To enable others skilled in thc art to mak'e and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The buckle-frame B is of a box form, and is made with a slight taper in its lateral dimensions from the front to the rear end, as shown in figs. 2, 3, and 5.

The llame-tug bar L, and back-strap bar C, are cast on the frame B, as shown, and the strap-holes b l) are formed in the sides of the frame B, close to the lower side, N, as shown in figs. 2 and 5.

vThe tongue e is cast on the lower side N of the frame B, between the strap-holes l) l), as shown in figs. `3 and 5.

The wedge-tongue E consists of the plate K, which has the wedge-shaped flanges ff cast onits edges, and at the end of which is the bar g.

The tongue d is cast on the lower side of the bar The tongue l is then turned into the desired holel inthe tug A, and the tug A and wedge-tongue E areA then drawn back into the frame B, when the wedge-flanges f f press against the upper side M of the frame B, and thus bindthe tongue d int-o the tug A, while the face of the bar g comes to a bearing against the side M, and thus serves to transfer the draft from the tug A to the frame B, by which it is transmitted to the llame-tug H. l

Vhile this operation is being eected, the buckleframe B is t-o be turned at an angle with the hametug H, as indicated by dotted lines in tig. 2, when, by bringing the frame B into line with the llame-tug HA, as shown in drawings, the tongue-c is brought into a hole in the llame-tug H, as shown in gs.2 and 3.

The tngA, being then tucked into the loop G, it is evident that the tug A and wedge-tongue E will be'irmly held against any forward movement, so that there can be no danger ot an accidental unbuckling of the tug, andv it is also evident that the arms aa and bar I form a loop, which surrounds the tug A, and prevents the wedge-tongue E fl'om dropping ofi' from said tug.

In order to secure the tugsto the saddle-strap l), the wedge-tongue E and tug A are slidforward'in the-frame B, until the wedge-fiangcs f f are clear ot' the upper side M of the frame.

lhe saddle-strap l) is then slid through the strapholes b b in thc frame B, under the tug A, until the tongue e is brought under the proper hole in the saddle-strap, when the tug A and wedge-tongue E are drawn back to the position shown in drawings, which presses thc tug A down onto the'strap D, and secures it on the tongue e, thus effecting a firm connection between the saddlc-strap and tug.

rIhe bar F, between thc arms a a. of the wedgetongue E, simply serves as an aid in keeping the buckle and haine-tug in line, and to act as a brace to the arms a a, and it could be dispensed with if desired.

Having thus fully described our improved buckle,

What we claim therein as new and of our invention, and desire to sccurc by'Lcttcrs latcut, is-

1. The haine-tug tongue c on the bar I of the loop a I a, on the wedge-tongue E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The buckle-frame B, provided with the stra-'pholesb b, and with the saddle-strap tongue e, when constructed substantially as is herein specified.

3. The combination of the buckle-frame B, provided with the saddle-Strap tongue e, tug A, an'd wedge tongue E, the several parts being arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination vOf the buckle-frame B, wedgetongue E, provided with the tug-tongue (I, draft-bar g, and loop a I a, with llame-tug tongue c, the several parts being arranged and operating substantially as and for the p urposespeofed.

As evidence of the foregoing, witness our hands this 17th day of' February, A. D. 1870.

THOMAS C. MARTIN. JAMES OFFINEER. Witnesses:

JOHN TAYLOR, JOHN F. TAYLOR. 

